While the song didn't become the country's official anthem until 1931, it was first played at a sporting event during Game 1 of the 1918 World Series between the Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs. As ...

New Orleans native Jon Batiste will perform and sing the national anthem for the 2025 Super Bowl game between the Eagles and Chiefs.

The music was written by British composer ... Over the last few years, there have been cries to discard ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ completely. Its author, as well as being a poet, was a slave holder – ...

It's been a decades-long tradition in North America, but a Canadian professor of sport management says it might be time to re ...

Chris Stapleton says he won't perform this song again after knocking it out of the park with his Super Bowl LVII rendition.

One critic alleged that it “contained too much of the odd music responsible ... Objections to “The Star-Spangled Banner” were as old as the anthem itself. The song hadn’t officially ...

Singer Mandia persisted through her rendition of the “Star Spangled Banner” as boos came pouring in from fans. Stephen Taylor, /X When the Canadian-born singer began the song with iconic words ...

Hearing Nugent play “The Star-Spangled Banner” illuminated his worldview, even if I don’t share it. The song was the highlight ... I was there because his music means a lot to me, and ...

Country music star Luke Bryan performed the National Anthem Monday night at the Nashville Predators/Ottawa Senators game. An ...